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Prognosfruit releases apple and pear crop forecast for Europe

The 2019 European apple and pear crop forecast estimates that most European countries are expecting a rather low apple and pear crop for the coming season.

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New EXBERRY reds offer greater intensity at lower dosages and contain no added sugar

GNT Group has developed a new and improved range of EXBERRY liquid and powdered red Coloring Foods that are free of added sugar.

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Kreider Farms launches Chiques Creek Hemp Tea and ChiquesCreek.com

Kreider Farms, Central Pennsylvania’s (US) favorite producer of farm fresh milk, ice cream, premium eggs and more, announced the launch of their new line of unique hemp iced tea drinks – Chiques Creek Hemp Tea.

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Brazil: Murcott Tangor harvesting steps up in SP

The harvesting of murcott tangor, which started at a slow pace in the second fortnight of June, is now stepping up in São Paulo State. According to Cepea collaborators, despite the good quality of the fruits, sales in July were below the expected…

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06.08.2019

Europhyt – Interceptions

The European Commission’s latest EUROPHYT – Interceptions annual report provides an overview of interception notifications received in 2018 and evaluates the main trends over the period 2013-2018.

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Better Juice to build pilot plant for low-sugar orange juice

Better Juice, Ltd., the first foodTech startup to develop innovative technology to reduce all types of sugars in orange juice, and Citrosuco S.A, Brazil, one of the largest orange juice producers worldwide, are teaming up!

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Caldic and Cargill agree on an exclusive distribution partnership for starches, sweeteners and texturizers in Germany and Austria

Caldic and Cargill have reached an agreement making Caldic Ingredients Deutschland GmbH the exclusive distribution partner for Cargill’s starches, sweeteners…

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Hydrosol develops stabilising systems for an international growth market

Demand for flavoured milk beverages is seeing steady growth worldwide, and the product variety in the markets is correspondingly large. There are trendy flavours like cappuccino, coconut and walnut that also appeal to adults, plus the classic cocoa beverages and milk drinks with vanilla, strawberry or banana flavour.

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Research shows black plastics could create renewable energy

Research from Swansea University has found how plastics commonly found in food packaging can be recycled to create new materials like wires for electricity – and could help to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the future.

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31.07.2019

SIG announces further Asia-Pacific expansion

As the Asia-Pacific region continues to be one of the major growth engines for aseptic carton packaging, SIG has announced investment in the region with the construction of a second production plant in Suzhou, China.

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29.07.2019

FRUIT PROCESSING 7/2019 is available!

The current issue FRUIT PROCESSING 7/2019 is available in your account with your individual login data.

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29.07.2019

New IFU Method # 85: The net volume determination of consumer packaged juices, nectars and related products

The compliance of the declared filling volume is an important topic for all bottlers. On one hand the legal minimum values must be met and on the other hand overfilling means considerable economical loss.

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High costs and unfavourable product mix impact profitability at Krones in first half of 2019

The difficult economic conditions and uncertainties such as the unresolved trade conflict between China and the USA increasingly affected Krones’ business in the first half of 2019. After strong growth in the first quarter (by 10.3 %), revenue from April to June increased by 0.7 % year-on-year.

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Detection of Alicyclobacillus within 96 hours

Currently, the method No. 12 – revision 2019 of the International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association (IFU) is the accepted worldwide reference method for the detection of Alicyclobacillus spp. However, the verification of Alicyclobacillus in the lab is relatively time-consuming.

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Kayco launches cold pressed watermelon juice line

Kayco introduced Wonder Melon, a watermelon juice it said builds on consumer demand for the summer staple. Wonder Melon is made from 100 % organic cold-pressed juice with no added sugar, artificial ingredients or artificial colorings.

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CFO Michael Andersen leaves Krones AG

CFO Michael Andersen leaves the Executive Board of Krones AG with immediate effect by mutual agreement.

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24.07.2019

Functional food goes organic: Huge market potential in bars and shakes

Sales revenues of organic foods in Europe continue to rise. In addition to traditional drivers like the dry foods category, which includes cereals, trend categories like protein bars and shakes are also growing. “The growing demand for organic products is becoming more and more obvious in health and fitness-related categories,” reports Marc van Essen, Sales Director at SternLife.

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23.07.2019

Beviale Mexico 2020: Latin America’s first comprehensive beverage exhibition

The Beviale Family, the NürnbergMesse Group’s global network for the beverage industry, is adding another event to its portfolio. Beviale Mexico will open its doors in Mexico City’s Centro Citibanamex for the first time from 29 to 31 July 2020.

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22.07.2019

Giulio Mengoli is the new General Manager of the SACMI Group

With great international experience, Mengoli spent 5 years with General Electric and was at the top levels of Tetra Pak for 15 years.

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19.07.2019

Brazil: 18/19 orange crop ends with the 2nd smallest volume exported in 20 years

Brazilian exports of Frozen Concentrate Orange Juice (FCOJ) Equivalent decreased 19 % in the 2018/19 crop – compared to the previous season), as expected. Between July/18 and June/19, shipments totaled only 982.24 thousand tons, according to Secex. As for the revenue, it totaled 1.8 billion USD, 19 % down in the same comparison.

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A Question of balance for clean and clear label

Clean and clear labeling concerns are now well established in the food and beverage industry, having featured as a key and running theme through all Innova Market Insights’ Top Trends forecasts in recent years.

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BillerudKorsnäs and The Paper Straw Co to launch the first U-Bend paper straw

Together with the Paper Straw Co, BillerudKorsnäs has developed the first functional 180° U-Bend straw, made out of paper. The straw is made to be used for individual drink cartons such as juice, milk and water. The long term market potential as well as positive sustainability impact is extensive.

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Enter now: Startup Innovation Challenge for food and beverage ingredients open

At this year’s Food ingredients Europe & Ni, trade show organiser Fi Global will highlight the most exciting new F&B startups in the Startup Innovation Challenge.

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USDA: Florida citrus July forecast 2019

The 2018-2019 Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is now 71.6 million boxes. The total is comprised of 30.4 million boxes of non-Valencia oranges (early, midseason, and Navel varieties), unchanged from the June forecast…

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17.07.2019

Latest sustainable innovation: Aseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil hits the market

SIG is making aseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil available to consumers for the first time in partnership with B-Better, a start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform.

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16.07.2019

DuPont opens world-class probiotics fermentation unit

DuPont announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art probiotics fermentation unit at its Rochester, New York (USA), facility. Construction of the unit was completed in March as part of an overall $100MM investment to expand probiotics capacity.

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16.07.2019

Tetra Pak becomes first carton packaging company to launch paper straws in Europe

Tetra Pak has today announced that customers have started field testing its paper straws for beverage products in Europe. The move means Tetra Pak is the first carton packaging company to provide such straws for beverage cartons in the region.

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15.07.2019

PepsiCo advances circular economy for plastics; announces LIFEWTR packaging with 100 % recycled plastic and elimination of plastic bottles for bubly

PepsiCo, Inc. announced that LIFEWTR will be packaged in 100 % rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate), and bubly will no longer be packaged in plastic.

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Global cold pressed juice market to expand at a CAGR of approximately 10 %

The global cold pressed juice market is segmented by category into conventional and organic; by type into fruits, vegetables and blends; by distribution channels into store based and non-store based and by regions.

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DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences launches new GRINDSTED Gellan VEG 200 solution for vegan and plant-based beverages

DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences announced the debut of naturally sourced GRINDSTED® Gellan VEG 200 stabilizer, enabling high performance results of innovative plant-based and vegan beverages.

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SVZ furthers sustainability commitment with appointment of new sustainability manager

Premium fruit and vegetable ingredients supplier SVZ is pleased to announce the appointment of Inge van Disseldorp as its new sustainability manager. With over a decade of experience in corporate sustainability, Inge will build on SVZ’s longstanding commitment to environmentally conscious business…

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Brazil: Number of mid-season fruits received May increase in July

Major processing companies in São Paulo say that, in July, they are likely to increase the receiving of mid-season fruits from contracts of the 2019/20 season. According to players surveyed by Cepea, pear orange has been received in June, but in small volumes, because the quality was not good for juice production.

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